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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Boorstin assert has been provided in exotic locations, in Chapter 3 - Section IV?
2. When did Karl Baedeker institute a star system in his travel guides?
3. What form of travel, initiated by Thomas Cook, had the traveler go independently, while Cook's agency charged for travel, food, and accommodation for a fixed period over any chosen route?
4. Boorstin posits that in addition to destroying old heroes ____ has made it difficult to create and recognize new heroes.
5. What was the familiar hallmark of Baedeker guides?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who defined the term "stereotype," in Chapter 1 - Section V? How does Boorstin relate this definition?
2. Who was Thomas Cook? What industry did he expand?
3. How did the "Crime of the Century" affect Lindbergh's celebrity?
4. What does Boorstin write of the changing nature of travel in Chapter 3?
5. Who was Karl Baedeker? What did he pioneer?
6. How does Boorstin describe pseudo-events in the political arena, in Chapter 1 - Section III? What examples does he offer?
7. What example does Boorstin offer for "the leak" in Chapter 1 - Section IV?
8. What argument is made regarding the objects on display in museums in Chapter 3 - Section IV?
9. How do the personalities of celebrities evolve, according to Boorstin?
10. Who was Charles Lindbergh? What does Boorstin assert of him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss museums as a tourist destination. What does Boorstin assert of the "authenticity" of museums?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the effect and influence of the development and publication of digests, such as "Reader's Digest." What does Boorstin conclude the effect was on literature?
Essay Topic 3
How are stereotypes distinguished from pseudo-events and propaganda by Boorstin? Who does Boorstin cite in defining stereotype?
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